serpicolugnut
OS X Supreme Being
is having a tough time, partly because of piracy, but mainly because they really don't have any compelling artists anymore. The music industry has shifted it's mindset from developing talent to moving product. Instead of taking the time to let an artist grow and develop and audience, the biz now opts to take these homogonized barbie dolls, put them in the studio, and market them on TRL to the sheep with too much disposable income and not enough discriminating taste.
The problem for the biz is that the majority of fans of NSync, Brittany, etc - are now a few years older, and are moving on to greener music pastures. The bands they listened to as kids are so 15 minutes ago, and they want nothing to do with it.
The biz goes through these cycles all the time. In the late 70's, Disco was stagnating and New Wave was catching on. By the early 80's, Disco was dead and New wave was the defining sound for pop.
In the early 90's, hair metal pop bands had enjoyed a successful 4-5 year run, and the industry was in another slump. Enter Nirvana. The whole "modern rock" explosion takes place.
It's a continuous cycle. It's just were a little bit overdue for our next big thing to come and make the industry interesting again.
Oh, and yes - Justin Timberlake is a dolt. He seems like a nice enough guy, but he'd be better served trying to make it in films than music.
The problem for the biz is that the majority of fans of NSync, Brittany, etc - are now a few years older, and are moving on to greener music pastures. The bands they listened to as kids are so 15 minutes ago, and they want nothing to do with it.
The biz goes through these cycles all the time. In the late 70's, Disco was stagnating and New Wave was catching on. By the early 80's, Disco was dead and New wave was the defining sound for pop.
In the early 90's, hair metal pop bands had enjoyed a successful 4-5 year run, and the industry was in another slump. Enter Nirvana. The whole "modern rock" explosion takes place.
It's a continuous cycle. It's just were a little bit overdue for our next big thing to come and make the industry interesting again.
Oh, and yes - Justin Timberlake is a dolt. He seems like a nice enough guy, but he'd be better served trying to make it in films than music.
